Sacramento County
Biographies
EGBERT ALFRED BROWN
The west has become endeared to Mr. Brown
through the associations of a lifetime. Born in the state of Nevada, reared in
Oregon and identified with California ever since early manhood, he represents
all that is progressive, resourceful and alert in the vast region west of the
Rockies. Mental attainments conspicuously rich and social qualities
pre-eminently attractive have brought him influence in local affairs and
especially in the order of the Masons, whose organization he has served with
tact as past master of the blue lodge, past high priest of the Royal Arch
chapter and past thrice illustrious master in the council, meantime utilizing
these offices as avenues for the exercise of generous philanthropies and the
other worthy measures that form the unwritten creed of the order.
The family residence was at Virginia City,
Nev., for some years and during that time occurred the
birth of Egbert Alfred Brown, September 20, 1878. In
very early life he was taken to Oregon by his parents and there he attended the
common schools, completing his education in text-books, although since then he
has been a constant reader and thoughtful observer, thereby greatly broadening
his fund of information. When in 1895 he accompanied his mother to Sacramento he
secured employment as a clerk in a department store and continued there for
some time. During 1898 he entered the California State Bank as an office
assistant, beginning in the institution at the lowest salary and in the most
humble capacity of any of the employes. However, he
soon proved his worth and rose by gradual promotions to the position of
assistant cashier. When the bank surrendered its charter and became merged into
the present institution, the California National Bank, he remained as a trusted
employe and still holds the position of assistant
cashier.
The comfortable home of Mr. Brown is
brightened by the presence of his three children, Eleanor, Phoebe and Oliver.
His wife, who was Miss Pearl Jackson, is a native daughter of California and a
member if an honored pioneer family of Sacramento. Her father, Oliver Jackson,
for many years held the office of chief of police in Sacramento. Mr. Brown's
grandfather, George Bruce, for a long period acted as landlord of the Bruce
house in this city. As early as 1852 he crossed the plains accompanied by his
young wife and settled in Sacramento, whose gradual growth he helped to promote
by his own energetic and capable business efforts. In the annals of the city
his name holds a place of prominence as that of a loyal pioneer. Supplementing
the labors which gave him prominence in the frontier era, his grandson, Egbert A. Brown, supports the measures which he believes to
be best adapted to the permanent welfare of the community and in politics gives
steadfast allegiance to the Republican party, while fraternally he has
membership with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in addition to his
identification with the Masons previously mentioned. The Episcopal Church
receives his generous support in its maintenance and charitable efforts and for
years he has been one of its communicants in the Sacramento parish.
Transcribed by Sally Kaleta.
Source: Willis,
William L., History of Sacramento County,
California, Pages 864-865. Historic
Record Company,
© 2006 Sally Kaleta.